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Amendment Number 8

Amendment SummaryThe 8th amendment states that the government can not give you the death penilty for cussing at someone.
Also if you get pulled over for going a few mph over the speed limit they can't fine you $100,000.


Key amendment quotes"the Eighth Amendment contains no proportionality guarantee".
"rape by definition does not include the death of or even the serious injury to another person."
Court declared that the death penalty was unconstitutionally excessive for rape of a
woman- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eighth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution

"Date Proposed:9/25/1789<

Date Ratified:12/15/1791

This amendment is currently in effect

Court cases about this amendment Robinson v. California,(The state of California gave Robinson who is ,addicted to Heroin ,a 90 day sentence,
but he argued he is sick,and that his addiction is a sickness not a crime). Harmelin v. Michigan

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If there is a chance that administering lethal injections incorrectly can result in excruciating pain for inmates, should lethal injection be banned altogether?
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What is a short summary of the 8th amendment?
When was the 8th amendment proposed?
When was the 8th amendment ratified?
What percent voted not to ban lethal injections?
What percent of the people voted yes to ban lethal injection?


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